Loading docs/buildroot.html +23 −0 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -1597,8 +1597,31 @@ LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP <h2 id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting network...</code></a></li> </ul> <h3 id="faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting network...</code></h3> <p>If the boot process seems to hang after the following messages (messages not necessarly exactly similar, depending on the list of packages selected):</p> <pre>Freeing init memory: 3972K Initializing random number generator... done. Starting network... Starting dropbear sshd: generating rsa key... generating dsa key... OK</pre> <p>then it means that your system is running, but didn't start a shell on the serial console. In order to have the system start a shell on your serial console, you have to go in the Buildroot configuration, <code>Target options</code>, enable <code>Generic serial port config</code>, and select the serial port and speed you would like to use for the shell. This will automatically tune the <code>/etc/inittab</code> file of the generated system so that a shell starts on the correct serial port.</p> <h2 id="links">Resources</h2> <p>To learn more about Buildroot you can visit these websites:</p> Loading Loading
docs/buildroot.html +23 −0 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -1597,8 +1597,31 @@ LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP <h2 id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting network...</code></a></li> </ul> <h3 id="faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting network...</code></h3> <p>If the boot process seems to hang after the following messages (messages not necessarly exactly similar, depending on the list of packages selected):</p> <pre>Freeing init memory: 3972K Initializing random number generator... done. Starting network... Starting dropbear sshd: generating rsa key... generating dsa key... OK</pre> <p>then it means that your system is running, but didn't start a shell on the serial console. In order to have the system start a shell on your serial console, you have to go in the Buildroot configuration, <code>Target options</code>, enable <code>Generic serial port config</code>, and select the serial port and speed you would like to use for the shell. This will automatically tune the <code>/etc/inittab</code> file of the generated system so that a shell starts on the correct serial port.</p> <h2 id="links">Resources</h2> <p>To learn more about Buildroot you can visit these websites:</p> Loading